Yes indeed, once again the so-called University of Al-Azhar "Sheikh" Mohamed Tantawi speaks, but he really shouldn't.
Tantawi met with Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Tong last Wednesday, Feb. 11, and said after the meeting that “Singapore has the right to impose a unified code of dress, which also bars students from wearing hijab.”
This isn't the first time Tantawi had made such 'strange' and controversial remarks. In fact, not too long before that meeting, Tantawi made similar remarks about the hijab when he met with French officials, pushing many to fulfill their doubts that he is merely a puppet, afraid to speak the truth.
Other scholars have spoken out against the hijab ban in France, including Dr. Yousef Al-Qaradawi, who has recently sent a letter to Chirac regarding the hijab ban. Even Christian groups and French Churches have urged Chirac to support hijab.
It's really strange actually. If the hijab is just cloth, why is it causing so much controversy? And why is it that there's suddenly this trend to ban women from wearing clothing??
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